One of the benefits of Cass Lake is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Cass Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Cass Lake citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.90% of adults in Cass Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cass Lake in 2022 was $19,516, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,064 for a family of four. However, Cass Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cass Lake is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cass Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cass Lake residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cass Lake include Norwegian, European, German, Irish, and Greek.
The most common language spoken in Cass Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and African languages.
